Books
Alidina, Shamash (2015), The Mindful Way Through Stress, The Guildford Press.
Brantley, Jeffrey (2003), Calming Your Anxious Mind, New Harbinger Publications.
Batchelor, Stephen and Martine (2001), Meditation for Life, Frances Lincoln, London
Brach, T. (2004). Radical Acceptance, New York: Bantam
Brach, T (2013), True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart. New York: Bantam
Chodren, Pema (2000), When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, Shambhala Publications
Dalai Lama (2002), Advice on Dying and Living a Better Life, Rider & Co., London (Translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins)
Doidge, Norman. (2003), The Brain That Changes Itself.
Flowers, S. & Stahl, B.. (2011), Living With Your Heart Wide Open: How Mindfulness and Compassion can free you from Unworthiness, Inadequacy and Shame. Oakland: Harbinger.
Goleman, Daniel, (Ed) (2003), Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions and Health, Shambhala Publications
Goleman, Daniel (1995), Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books, New York.
Goleman, Daniel (1998), Working With Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books, New York.
Goleman, Daniel (2003), Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? A Scientific Dialogue With the Dalai Lama, Bantam Books, New York
Graham, Linda (2013), Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-being.
Hanh, Thich Nhat, (1991), The Miracle of Mindfulness: Manual on Meditation, Rider & Co. , London
Hassad, Craig. The Essence of Health: The Seven Pillars of Wellbeing. North Sydney; Random, 2008.
Hanson, Rick (2009). Buddha’s Brain: The practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (1990), Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Delacorte.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (1994), Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Hyperion
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2005), Coming to Our Senses: Healing ourselves and The World Through Mindfulness, Hyperion
Kabat-Zinn Jon & Kabat-Zinn Myla, (1998), Everyday Blessings. The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, Hyperion.
Kaiser Greenland, Susan (2010), The Mindful Child, Free Press.
Kornfield, Jack (2009), The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
Kornfield Jack (1993), A Path With Heart, Rider & Co., London
Kornfield Jack (2000), After The Ecstasy, The Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path, Bantam Books, New York
McKenzie, Stephen & Hassad, Craig (2012), Mindfulness for Life, Exisle Publishing,
Neff, Kristen (2012), Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind.
Santorelli, Saki (1998), Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine, Random House/Bell Tower
Segal, Williams, & Teasdale (2007), The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness, Guilford, New York
Siegal Daniel, The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Personal Wellbeing.
Siegal Daniel (2010) , Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation.
Stahl, Bob & Goldstein, Elisha (2010), A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, New Harbinger Publication.
Stahl, Bob; Meleo-Meyer, Florence; Koerbel, Lynn and Santorelli, Saki (2014). A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety, New Harbinger Publication.
Teasdale J., Williams, M., & Segal, Z. (2014). The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8 week program to free yourself from depression and emotional distress. Guildford Press,New York
Weil A. and Kabat-Zinn J. (2001), Meditation for Optimum Health: How to Use Mindfulness and Breathing to Heal Your Body and Refresh Your Mind, (Audio book, 2 CD), Sounds True Incorporated
Yoga Classes
Bellingen Yoga Studio
Offer a range of classes each day, run by experienced teachers.
Rear Lane 8 Crown Street, Bellingen
Phone: 6655 2079
Hara Yoga
HARA Beyond Movement Studio, Coffs Harbour, NSW, specialises in movement training for rehabilitation and injury prevention, as well as challenging body conditioning for the strong, healthy, athletic body. Hara offers individually tailored studio Pilates, and Yoga instruction as well as group classes in various YOGA styles.
http://beyondmovementstudio.com.au
One Conscious Breath
Offers a range of classes in Coffs Harbour with experienced teachers.
http://www.oneconsciousbreath.com.au
Mindfulness practice and retreats:
Ordinary Mind Zen Mid North Coast
Formal group meetings are held every second Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Sawtell Zendo located at the CWA Hall, 21 Elizabeth Street, Sawtell and every second Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Promised Land Zendo located at 294 Promised Land Loop Road, Gleniffer (15 min drive north from Bellingen down the Gleniffer Road).
The teaching is freely given, however a donation towards the cost of maintaining the conditions for communal practice is appreciated.
Tallowood Sangha
Tallowwood Sangha is a meditation group practicing in the Insight Meditation tradition under the guidance of Will James. Tallowwood meets 7pm every Monday night at the Bellingen Yoga Studio, Crown St, Bellingen. The evening program includes sitting and walking meditation, occasional Dharma Talks or group discussions. The evening concludes around 8.30pm.
Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome, just turn up or if you have any questions please ring Will on (02) 6655-8613. A gold coin donation is appreciated to cover the venue hire.
A ‘Day of Mindfulness’ is held every 2nd month at the Tapavan Hall on the Bundagen Community, Repton. The full day program is conducted in a retreat style format: sitting, walking meditation, Dharma talk and Dharma inquiry/discussion. For more information on Tallowwood events contact Will on (02) 6655-8613.
http://www.dharma.org.au/tallowwood.html
Sydney Insight Meditators
Retreats and workshops.
www.sydneyinsightmeditators.org
Vajrayana Institute
Organisers of the conferences – Happiness and It’s Causes and Mind and It’s Potential. VI also organize retreats with international and local guests.
Insight Meditation Network
Retreats and information about events
Information and links on mindfulness
The Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society
The CFM has evolved from the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts, and is the oldest and largest academic medical center-based stress reduction program in the world.
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/index.aspx
Mindfulness Training Institute of Australia
The Mindfulness Training Institute is a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing excellent and sustainable professional training in mindfulness-based approaches in Australasia.
Openground
Mindfulness based training provided in Sydney and other Australian cities.
Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson is a neuroscientist and author of Buddha’s Brain: practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom
The Mind & Life Institute is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Their goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being.
A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook
website: www.mbsrworkbook.com
A website dedicated to giving voice, inspiration, guidance and connection to those who want to enjoy the benefits of mindfulness practices and to create a more mindful and caring society.
An online community providing support, encouragement and skills for living a centred meaningful, mindful life.
Online community formed for the purpose of supporting the mindfulness practice of people who have learned to meditate either on their own or through formal training programs like Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
e-postings with weekly quotes, and weekly resources to recover resilience.
Audiovisual Resources: CDs
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Meditation Practices
CDS and downloads of meditations and talks.
APPS
The Mindfulness App by MindApps – Mindfulness and Mindfulness II
HEADSPACE – UK app
Smiling Mind – is meditation for young people but many adults find them great too.
Insight Timer – uses Tibetan singing bowls to guide you so that you don’t have to keep looking at the clock.
PODCASTS – This is an app you can specific talks by Tara Brach, Dharmaseed and other mindfulness teachers.
JKZ Series 1, 2 and 3 – Jon Kabat-Zinn meditations
Mindfulness for Beginnners – Jon Kabat-Zinn
Podcasts
Dharmaseed.org: dharma talks and meditation instructions
Tara Bach : talks and guided meditations
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness – Children, Teens and Education
http://www.stillquietplace.com/index.php
http://mindfulnessinschools.org/
http://www.mindfuleducation.org/
http://www.mindfulschools.org/
http://www.sharingmindfulness.net/
Meditation Cushions, yoga mats and meditation seats
